EP3617157B1 - Adsorption structure unit and method for manufacturing same - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an adsorption structure unit and a method for manufacturing the same and, more particularly, to a ceramic filter unit for water treatment used for adsorption-based contaminant removal and a method for manufacturing the same.
- a water treatment system using a reverse osmosis membrane has been put to practical use in advanced treatment for water purification.
- the reverse osmosis membrane is a type of separation membrane and contaminants deposited on the separation membrane are removed by a regular flow of a washing liquid through the surface of the membrane.
- the reverse osmosis membrane gradually deteriorates due to the washing liquid, and thus reverse osmosis membrane modules are exchanged. It is necessary to stop the water treatment operation for a long time during the reverse osmosis membrane module exchange.
- the reverse osmosis membrane module cannot be recycled, and thus replacement with a new reverse osmosis membrane module becomes necessary.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a honeycomb-shaped adsorption structure provided with an outer wall, a plurality of flow paths provided inside the outer wall, and a partition wall separating the flow paths. The thickness of partition wall is smaller than the diameter of the flow path.
- the adsorption structure performs organic matter adsorption by having interconnected pores allowing communication between the flow paths. Unlike particulate adsorption materials, this adsorption structure has no fluidity. Accordingly, this adsorption structure is advantageous in terms of maintenance work convenience such as exchange convenience and cost reduction can be achieved as a result.
- Patent Document 1 JP 2012-91151 A
- What matters for the purpose of water treatment capacity utilization enhancement is to extend the duration of use of the adsorption structure as much as possible (durability), facilitate the replacement of the adsorption structure stored in a housing, and shorten the time required for the replacement as much as possible.
- What is desirable for the purpose of water purification rate improvement that is, for the purpose of improving the adsorption rate of the adsorption structure is a structure in which no water leaks from the adsorption structure by feed water being passed through the honeycomb-shaped adsorption structure without exception.
- outer and partition walls of an adsorption structure are formed of ceramic as disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- the outer wall is a dense yet water-permeable structure.
- water leakage from the side surface of the adsorption structure is prevented by the surface tension of the water that is contained in the outer wall.
- water leakage from the side surface occurs due to the differential pressure in and out of the outer wall when the internal pressure of the adsorption structure increases as a result of clogging the adsorption structure or operating condition.
- both the dense outer wall and the porous partition wall are made of ceramic in general, the outer and partition walls may be different in material and strength and the underwater strength of the outer wall may be lower than the strength of the outer wall that is dried.
- a packing such as an O-ring is provided between the housing and the outer wall portion of the adsorption structure so that the adsorption structure is held.
- the outer wall may crack due to the surface pressure of the O-ring and water may leak into the housing from the side surface of the adsorption structure.
- the present inventors studied how to prevent the breaking of the adsorption structure, the breaking of the outer wall in particular, and how to prevent water leakage from the adsorption structure.
- An object of the present invention is to prevent water leakage from an adsorption structure and improve the durability of the adsorption structure and the durability of an adsorption structure unit.
- adsorption structure unit and the method for manufacturing an adsorption structure unit according to the present invention are defined in the independent claims. Further advantageous features are set out in the dependent claims.
- the present invention it is possible to realize watertightness for an adsorption structure unit by preventing water leakage from an adsorption structure and the durability of the adsorption structure and the durability of the adsorption structure unit are improved.
- a ceramic filter portion and a water-impermeable outer tube storing the filter portion constitute the adsorption structure such as a ceramic filter for water treatment.
- the adsorption structure unit is configured by the adsorption structure being stored in a housing.
- a ceramic honeycomb structure can be used for the filter portion.
- the filter portion has a plurality of flow paths and a porous ceramic partition wall the separating adjacent flow paths.
- the plurality of flow paths are disposed such that the cross sections of the plurality of flow paths are closely arranged on the end surfaces of the flow paths, and the end surfaces on an inflow side or an outflow side are formed so as to be plugged with each other.
- the filter portion has a first flow path and a second flow path. As for the first flow path, the inflow end for water before treatment is open and the outflow end for water after treatment on the opposite side is shut by a plugged portion.
- the outflow end for water after treatment is open and the inflow end for water before treatment on the opposite side is shut by a plugged portion.
- the first flow path and the second flow path are alternately disposed.
- the outer tube is a water-impermeable member, and thus water leakage from the side surface of the adsorption structure into the housing can be prevented.
- the outer tube and the filter portion are separate members, and thus a ceramic-less gap is generated with the outer tube and the filter portion as they are.
- the feed water escapes from the inflow-side end surface to the outflow-side end surface through the gap, the feed water does not pass through the inner portion of the partition wall. Then, the contaminants are discharged without adsorption removal and the performance of the adsorption structure is not sufficiently exhibited.
- at least one end of the filter portion is provided with a seal material disposed in the gap with the outer tube so that the feed water always passes through the partition wall.
- the seal material combines and integrates the outer tube and the filter portion as a ceramic filter for water treatment and prevents the feed water from penetrating the gap between the side surface of the filter portion and the outer tube. Accordingly, the seal material is embedded up to at least the outside surface of the filter portion.
- the filter portion Although one or both ends of the filter portion are provided with the seal material in the present invention, it is possible to prevent the stagnation of the water that flows into the gap between the outer tube and the filter portion by providing the seal material only at one end.
- the volume of the partition wall increases by the partition wall on the side surface of the filter portion contributing to the adsorption and an adsorption performance improvement effect can be anticipated as a result in a case where the seal material is provided only at the upper end.
- the inflow-side partition wall area increases with respect to the outflow-side partition wall area during the backwashing, and thus an inter-partition wall differential pressure can be obtained and washing performance improvement can be anticipated.
- the seal material can be provided at both ends or on the entire outer peripheral side surface of the filter portion, the filter portion and the outer tube can be firmly integrated by the seal material being provided in both end portions or on the entire outer peripheral side surface, and then the filter portion and the outer tube are not separated even in a case where an increase in internal pressure has occurred by the filter portion changing with time.
- the water flowing into the gap between the filter portion and the outer tube may stagnate and deteriorate in water quality, and then the water quality of the water passing through the inner portion of the filter portion may be adversely affected. Accordingly, it is necessary to minimize the gap between the filter portion and the outer tube to the maximum extent possible.
- ring members are disposed between the end portions on both sides of the outer tube of the adsorption structure and the inner surface of the housing.
- the outer tube has a length exceeding the total length of the filter portion and both ends of the outer tube are flat surfaces.
- sealing with the housing in which the adsorption structure is stored can be ensured on both end surfaces of the outer tube.
- Both end surfaces of the outer tube are flat surfaces for watertightness enhancement. Accordingly, it is possible to use a solid rubber-shaped packing or O-ring for the ring member for watertightness obtainment, and thus the outer tube portion and the filter portion in the housing can be easily removed and excellent exchangeability can be obtained as an effect.
- the seal material as well as the outer tube prevents water leakage from the filter portion, and thus a filter portion with high adsorption efficiency can be realized.
- the ring member forms a sealed structure with the housing by hitting the end portion of the outer tube without blocking the flow path of the filter portion, and thus the original adsorption efficiency of the filter portion can be maintained. Further, since the force for sealing with the housing is applied to the outer tube and not applied to the filter portion, the filter portion is unlikely to undergo breaking such as cracking. As a result, it is possible to improve the durability of the adsorption structure or the adsorption structure unit.
- Fig. 1 illustrates a ceramic filter according to the embodiment.
- Fig. 1(A) is a top view schematically illustrating a 90-degree range from the center of the upper end surface of a filter portion and
- Fig. 1(B) is a cross-sectional view in a flow path longitudinal direction.
- a filter portion 10 and an outer tube 4 storing the filter portion 10 constitute a ceramic filter 100.
- Multiple flow paths 2 divided by a partition wall 1 are arranged in the ceramic filter.
- the partition wall 1 is formed of porous ceramic having a porosity of 50%, desirably 60% or more, for pressure loss reduction.
- Conceivable as the material of the porous ceramic are cordierite, alumina, silica, magnesia, titania, and so on.
- the material of the porous ceramic is not limited to the above insofar as a porous filter can be formed.
- Preferable are cordierite and alumina, which are small in coefficient of thermal expansion and can be easily
- the partition wall 1 may carry an adsorption material for adsorption performance improvement.
- Conceivable as the adsorption material are microcrystals or fine particles of the ceramic described above or a resin material such as nylon, aramid, polyamide, cellulose, and polyethylene.
- the material may be selected in accordance with a removal target substance since the adsorption is selective.
- the thickness in a case where the adsorption material is carried may be to such an extent that the pressure loss at the time of use for water treatment is not problematic. Specifically, an average film thickness equal to or less than 1/10 of the average pore diameter of the partition wall is preferable.
- the average pore diameter is a pore diameter at which a cumulative pore volume reaches 50% of a total pore volume with a horizontal axis representing the pore diameter and a vertical axis representing the cumulative pore volume by a pore diameter distribution measurement method such as a mercury porosimeter.
- the average film thickness is obtained by a volume obtained from the amount (weight) by which the adsorption material is carried and the specific gravity of the adsorption material being divided by the specific surface area of the filter measured by means of a mercury porosimeter or the like.
- the average pore diameter may be 1 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m.
- the average pore diameter is preferably 5 ⁇ m to 30 ⁇ m in terms of a small pressure loss during water passage and the ease of molding.
- the end surface-side cross-sectional shape of the flow path 2 is square in Fig. 1 , the shape may be triangular, rectangular, hexagonal, a combination thereof, or the like without being limited insofar as a regular arrangement is possible.
- plugged portions 3 are alternately provided in the inflow- and outflow-side flow paths 2 as illustrated in Fig. 1(B) , which is a cross-sectional view in the flow path longitudinal direction, such that the water supplied to the filter portion 10 passes through the partition wall inner portion.
- Fig. 1(A) which illustrates an end surface side
- the plugged portions 3 are alternately arranged when viewed from the end surface.
- Af is the cross-sectional area of the flow path and Wp is a wet edge length and is the total length of flow path sides.
- the equivalent diameter De corresponds to the length of one side.
- the partition wall 1 and the flow path 2 are molded by ceramic slurry extrusion from a mold and cutting into a cylindrical ceramic filter structure is performed after extrusion to a predetermined length.
- the cylindrical filter is dried and fired, and then the filter portion 10, in which an outer peripheral portion 9 has a porous outer wall made of the same material as the partition wall 1 as illustrated in Fig. 1 , is completed.
- a slightly smaller cylindrical filter is cut out so that specified dimensions are met.
- the diameter of the cut-out cylinder at that time is R, which is the outermost portion of the filter.
- slurry having a composition for manufacturing a dense and non-porous ceramic sintered body is alternately inserted into the flow paths 2 so that the plugged portions 3 are formed.
- the cylindrical filter is dried and fired, and then the plugged portions 3 are formed on both end surfaces of the cylindrical filter.
- the material of the plugged portions 3 is not limited to ceramic and the same material as the seal material to be described later can be used insofar as no water permeation occurs at a maximum pressure during water passage of 0.2 MPa, little elution occurs in the feed water or a chemical used for washing, and the quality of treated water is not adversely affected.
- the cylindrical filter may be cut out after the formation of the plugged portion 3.
- the seal material 5 is provided so that the feed water is prevented from passing through the gap between the outer tube 4 and the filter portion 10 without passing through the partition wall 1.
- the seal material 5 can be selected from a sealing agent, an adhesive, a caulking material, and so on.
- a silicone-based seal material, an epoxy-based seal material, and an acrylic seal material are preferable in terms of the chemical resistance, water impermeability, and embedding workability of the seal material 5.
- the seal material 5 is installed on both end surfaces of the ceramic filter 100.
- the outer tube 4 and the filter portion 10 are held more firmly when the seal material 5 is provided on both end surfaces than when the seal material 5 is provided in one end portion, and thus the durability of the ceramic filter is improved and the ceramic filter can be used for a long-time operation.
- the water that has permeated the porous partition wall in the outermost portion of the filter portion 10 is likely to stagnate between the outer tube 4 and the filter portion 10. Once metabolites released as a result of the growth of microorganisms in the stagnant water intrude into the filter portion 10 through the partition wall, the quality of treated water may be deteriorated. Accordingly, the stagnation should be avoided.
- the present inventors conducted studies and found that liquid exchange proceeds and water stagnation between the filter portion 10 and the outer tube 3 does not affect the quality of treated water, even in the event of water flow into the space between the outer tube 4 and the filter portion 10, when water passes through the flow path of the filter portion in a case where the difference between the cylinder diameter R of the filter portion 10 and the diameter of the inner peripheral portion of the outer tube is up to twice the equivalent diameter De of the flow path 2, that is, in a case where the gap between the inner peripheral portion of the outer tube 4 and the outermost portion of the filter portion 10 is smaller than the equivalent diameter De of the flow path of the filter portion 10. Accordingly, it is preferable that the gap between the inner peripheral portion of the outer tube 4 and the outermost portion of the filter portion 10 is smaller than the equivalent diameter of the flow path 2 in the filter portion.
- the seal material 5 is embedded after the filter portion 10 is inserted into the outer tube, and thus the seal material 5 is embedded by approximately 5 mm in the flow path longitudinal direction as illustrated in Fig. 1(B) .
- the depth of the embedding is not particularly limited.
- a configuration in which the seal material 5 is applied in advance to the periphery and outside surface of the filter portion 10 as a whole and then the filter portion 10 is inserted into the outer tube 4 is also possible for the outer tube 4 and the filter portion 10 to be firmly integrated and water flow into the gap between the inner peripheral portion of the outer tube 4 and the outermost portion of the filter portion 10 to be prevented.
- the same structure as in Fig. 1(B) may be obtained by the seal material 5 being attached in advance to the end portion of the filter portion 10 where the plugged portion 3 is formed, the filter portion 10 being loaded into the outer tube 4, and the seal material 5 being fixed to the outer tube 4.
- a ring member 61 is disposed between the upper housing 31 and the upper end surface of the outer tube 4 of the ceramic filter 100 and a ring member 62 is disposed between the lower housing 32 and the lower end surface of the outer tube 4 (here, the ring member 61 and the ring member 62 are collectively referred to as the ring member 6 in some cases).
- the watertightness of the inner portion of the housing 30 is ensured as a result.
- a firmer watertight structure is formed by a ring member 33 being loaded between the flanges 311 and 321.
- Both end surfaces of the outer tube 4 are flat surfaces such that the outer tube 4 and the ring member 6 are in close contact with each other.
- the flat surface may mean a surface that has flatness to such an extent that no gap is generated with respect to the ring member that is used.
- rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) standard piping was cut and the cut surface was polished with a file.
- the outer tube 4 is longer in length than the filter portion 10 such that the ring member 6 hits only the end surface of the outer tube 5 without hitting the filter. Used in one example was the outer tube 4 that is 1 mm longer in total length than the filter portion 10. Considering the machining dimensional accuracy of the filter portion and the machining dimensional accuracy of the outer tube, a length that does not exceed the total length of the filter portion may be selected as the length of the outer tube 4.
- the outer tube 4 has a thickness of 3 mm or more so that close contact with the ring member is ensured.
- PVC piping having a thickness of 7.0 mm was used.
- the outer tube 4 is metallic or resinous in order to be stable with respect to the feed water that is used in the ceramic filter and ensure water impermeability.
- Particularly preferable in the case of metal are highly corrosion-resistant materials such as SUS304 and SUS316 and particularly preferable in the case of resin are rigid PVC, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), nylon (PA), and the like. This is because a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution is used for chemical washing used for in-line recovery of adsorption performance or seawater.
- a packing or an O-ring can be used for the ring member 6. If necessary, a positioning groove may be provided at a corresponding place of the housing or the outer tube 4. From the viewpoint of chemical resistance, nitrile rubber, chloroprene rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, ethylene propylene diene rubber, fluororubber, and silicone rubber are preferable as the material of the ring member 6.
- the shape of the ring member 6 can be selected from flat packings, O-rings, and so on.
- the watertight structure that is formed by the ring member 6 disposed between the outer tube 4 and the housing 30 prevents the water that has passed through the filter portion 10 from leaking out of the watertight structure.
- the ring member 33 disposed between the housings 31 and 32 are capable of preventing water leakage to the outside of the housing 30.
- one ceramic filter for water treatment is stored in one housing in the present embodiment, also possible is a configuration in which a plurality of the ceramic filters for water treatment are stacked and stored in one housing via the ring member 6.
- the material of the filter portion, the material of the seal material, the material of the outer tube, and the configurations of the housing and so on in the present embodiment are identical to those in the first embodiment.
- a chamfered portion 51 is formed by the upper surface end portion of the filter portion 10 formed up to the plugged portion 3 being ground by means of a grinder and chamfering into a tapered shape being performed. At this time, the upper surface end portion is ground by 2 mm in the radial direction of the end surface and 10 mm in the longitudinal direction of the flow path. Subsequently, the filter portion 10 is inserted into the outer tube 4 and the seal material 5 is embedded between the filter portion 10 and the outer tube 4 as in Embodiment 1. The adhesion area between the seal material and the filter is increased by the chamfered portion 51 being formed. As a result, the adhesive strength between the seal material and the filter is enhanced. Further, the work efficiency of the embedding with the outer tube is improved.
- the seal material is injected by a nozzle that has a tip hole hitting a part to be embedded.
- the gap between the outer tube and the filter portion may be equal to or less than the equivalent diameter De, less than 1 mm, and smaller than the hole diameter of the nozzle while the hole diameter at the tip of the nozzle is 1 mm or more from an injection amount relationship.
- the nozzle When the chamfering length of the tapered portion is longer than the hole diameter at the tip of the nozzle, the nozzle can be inserted to a portion below the end surface of the filter portion 10 and the outer tube 4 and the efficiency of the embedding work is improved.
- the seal material 5 is embedded up to the outside surface of the chamfered filter portion.
- a chamfering amount in the radial direction of the end surface that exceeds the nozzle diameter during the seal material embedding.
- the volume of the partition wall contributing to the adsorption performance decreases and stagnation is likely to occur as the chamfering amount increases. Accordingly, the chamfering amount may be minimized as much as possible.
- the seal material 5 is embedded with the chamfered portion 51 formed in the upper surface end portion of the filter portion 10 in this example, the chamfered portion 51 may be formed in the lower surface end portion of the filter portion 10 or both side end portions of the filter portion 10.
- the place where the seal material 5 is embedded is not limited to the chamfered portion 51 and the seal material 5 may be embedded at a part that is not chamfered.
- the material of the filter portion, the material of the seal material, the material of the outer tube, and the configurations of the housing and so on in the present embodiment are identical to those in the first embodiment.
- a chamfered portion 41 is formed by the inner peripheral portion of the upper surface of the outer tube 4 being ground by means of a grinder and chamfering into a tapered shape being performed. At this time, the inner peripheral portion of the upper surface is ground by 2 mm in the radial direction and 10 mm in the longitudinal direction. Subsequently, the filter portion 10 is inserted into the outer tube 4 and the seal material 5 is embedded between the filter portion 10 and the outer tube 4 as in the first embodiment. The adhesion area between the seal material and the outer tube portion is increased by the chamfered portion 41 being formed. As a result, the adhesive strength is enhanced and the work efficiency of the embedding is improved.
- the seal material 5 needs to be embedded up to the outside surface of the chamfered filter portion.
- a chamfering amount in the radial direction of the inner peripheral portion that exceeds the nozzle diameter during the seal material embedding.
- the area of contact with the ring member 6 for ensuring watertightness with the housing 30 decreases as the chamfering amount increases, and thus the width of the end surface of the upper portion after chamfering may be kept to an amount that is left by at least 3 mm. Since the filter portion 10 is not ground, the original adsorption performance is less likely to be impaired than in the second embodiment. However, it is necessary to leave the width of the end surface of the upper portion of the outer tube 4 by 3 mm or more, and thus the present embodiment is effective in a case where the outer tube has a large thickness.
- the seal material 5 is embedded with the chamfered portion 41 formed in the upper surface end portion of the outer tube 4 in this example, the chamfered portion 41 may be formed in the lower surface end portion of the outer tube 4 or both side end portions of the outer tube 4.
- the place where the seal material 5 is embedded is not limited to the chamfered portion 41 and the seal material 5 may be embedded at a part that is not chamfered.
- the ceramic filter unit is not limited to the seawater desalination system using the reverse osmosis membrane.
- the ceramic filter unit is also applicable to a desalination system using a nanofiltration membrane (NF membrane) or an ion exchange resin/membrane, a reused water production system using these membranes and producing reused water by purifying wastewater, and a pure or ultrapure water production system producing pure or ultrapure water.
- the ceramic filter unit can be used alone for water purification, other solution purification, and organic matter collection purposes as well as pretreatment for membrane treatment.
- Fig. 5 is a flow diagram of the seawater desalination system.
- the seawater desalination system according to the present example which is a water treatment system performing desalination by removing salt and impurities from seawater, is mainly constituted by three parts in the order of a seawater intake unit 110, a pretreatment unit 120, and a desalination unit 130 from the upstream side.
- the pretreatment unit 120 is constituted by a pump 121 for sending feed water to the pretreatment unit from a seawater tank 111 in the seawater intake unit, a sand filtration unit 122 for roughly removing particulate components ahead of the ceramic filter for water treatment, a feed water tank 123 storing the water after the sand filtration, a pump 124 for sending the feed water from the feed water tank 123 to the ceramic filter unit, a ceramic filter unit 125, and a reverse osmosis membrane feed water tank 126 storing treated water.
- the desalination unit 130 has a reverse osmosis membrane unit 131 and is supplied with the water treated by the ceramic filter unit.
- the ceramic filter unit 125 is the housing 30 in Fig. 2 that is provided with a valve (not illustrated) and a joint (not illustrated).
- the ceramic filter unit 125 is connected to the pump and the tank by piping.
- a pressure gauge (not illustrated), a flowmeter (not illustrated), and a security filter (not illustrated) are provided on the flow path.
- Underwater organic matter adsorption was performed by water passage to the ceramic filter unit 125 and the water passage was performed upward from below and at a space velocity (SV) of 60/h to 180/h on the basis of the volume of the filter portion. Also included were a process of washing away foreign substances from the inflow side of the partition wall by regular reverse water flow and a process of performing adsorption performance recovery by washing adsorbates accumulated in the partition wall by means of the passage of a sodium hydroxide solution with a pH of 11 to 13.
- the configuration of a conventional ceramic filter will be described with reference to Fig. 6 for the purpose of describing a comparative example.
- the conventional example is similar to the ceramic filter described in Patent Document 1 and the filter portion is formed up to the plugged portion 3 as in the first embodiment.
- the flow path in the outer peripheral portion seals both end surfaces in order to prevent feed water from escaping without passing through the partition wall.
- drying and firing were performed after an outer skin 7 was formed by ceramic slurry application to the outer peripheral portion for the purpose of preventing water leakage from the side surface of the filter portion and adjusting external dimensions.
- the outer skin 7 is non-porous yet hydrous ceramic.
- the conventional example does not have the outer tube 4 or the seal material 5 in the present embodiment.
- Fig. 7 is a comparison table of results obtained when the conventional example and the first to third embodiments were applied to and operated in a seawater desalination system.
- water leakage from the ring member part between the housing and the ceramic filter was evaluated regarding watertightness.
- a flat nitrile rubber packing was used for the ring member 6 for watertightness to be ensured between the housing and the ceramic filter and the crushing amount of the packing was determined such that a surface pressure of 0.2 MPa was reached.
- the flat packing is in contact with the part of the flow path (sealed) of the outer peripheral portion and the ceramic outer skin.
- water leakage from the outer peripheral portion of the ceramic filter was also evaluated regarding watertightness.
- the pressure loss of the filter portion is small and the internal pressure is 5 kPa or less. Clogging may occur in the filter portion as the operation continues for a long time. In this case, the internal pressure may rise to result in a differential pressure of 50 kPa or more in and out of the filter portion. At this time, the occurrence or nonoccurrence of water leakage from the outer peripheral portion of the ceramic filter was confirmed.
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